In Bill Pronzini's harrowing novel of entrapment, suffering, transmogrification and revenge a detective is abducted by a masked man who will tell him only that the object is revenge; Nameless awakens to find himself chained to a table in a remote cabin, provided thirteen weeks food and water within arms reach and with only his resources and courage to rely upon as he seeks to escape from this death sentence.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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best Nameless,
By Dan Morgan (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shackles (Mass Market Paperback)
The Nameless Detective book titled Shackles is the very best in the collection by Bill Pronzini. When Nameless is abducted and taken to a mountain cabin where he is shackled and left alone for many weeks, he shows amazing resourcefulness in getting through the experience. All of Pronzini's Nameless books are treasures, but this one is certainly a notch above them all.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent read for mystery fans,
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This review is from: Shackles (Mass Market Paperback)
I had read a bit of Bill Pronzini, but not one his "nameless detective" series until I picked up "Shackles." This is one great story, divided into two parts. Nameless is abducted by an old enemy, blindfolded, taken to a remote cabin in the Sierras in November, and there chained--though with some food and heat--to die slowly during the long winter months. In diary fashion Pronzini records the physical and emotional trials that "nameless" endures before he finally hits upon the way to freedom.The second part of the book is how "nameless" goes about tracking down the bad guy. With sparse but hard-hitting prose, the reader can identify with the painstaking steps used to eventually find the would-be killer. This is one mystery which can stand a rereading for the tautness of the prose style and the empathy one has with the protagonist. Read it!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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"Shackles" will leave you feeling unchained!,
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This review is from: Shackles (Mass Market Paperback)
"Shackles" is the best novel I've yet read in Bill Pronzini's "Nameless" detective series. Some of the "Nameless" novels tend to be a bit by-the-numbers, but the plot here is truly ingenious. Namless is kidnapped and chained in a remote mountain cabin and left to slowly starve to death. His escape and search for the man who imprisioned him make for some of the best detective fiction ever. As a bonus, Nameless becomes introspective during his imprisonment and confesses much about his childhood and how he became who he is. This book is a MUST read for P.I. fiction fans.
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